Adventure Comics, #34

Published: January 1939

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Adventure Comics #34

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1.000 pages adventure
Storyline

An elephant coming after two hunters.

Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator

Featuring Speed Saunders; Detective Comics

Story 1 0.700 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Story 2 0.300 pages
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

Fang Gow of China, Part 32 (1)
Story 3 6.000 pages adventure
Credits
Story 4 0.670 pages humor

"Wake up - Gran'pa..."

Credits
Here's A Knockout Gift For Christmas!
Story 5 0.330 pages
Mutiny on the Mary Ann (1)
Story 6 6.000 pages adventure
Credits
Story 7 4.000 pages detective-mystery

"Steve Carson has lost his memory. Believing himself a criminal, he joins the "Biff" Davis gang. But during a robbery, when "Biff" attempts to shoot a policeman down in cold blood, Steve, alias Dan Steele, disturbs his aim..."

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Story 8 1.000 pages

"This month we have decided to devote most of our space to outlining the various passwords, closed and signals by which Junior Federal Men can make themselves known to one another and communicate messages..."

Storyline

The column, mostly edited down and recycled from the column published in New Adventure Comics #22, outlines codes, signals and passwords that can be used by members of the Junior Federal Men Club to covertly communicate with each other.

Story Notes

The page includes a clip-and-mail coupon that could be sent, along with 10 cents, to "enlist" in the Junior Federal Men Club. Those who joined received a badge, certificate and Operator's number.

Six Man Football
Story 9 1.000 pages non-fiction; sports
The Plantation Uprising, Part 3 (1)
Story 10 4.000 pages adventure
Credits
Story Notes

Black, white, and red for first two pages. Black and white for last two pages.

The Lost Gold Mine, Part 6 (1)
Story 11 2.000 pages adventure; humor; western-frontier
Credits
The Masked Man, Part 3 (1)
Story 12 6.000 pages adventure
Credits
Skiing (1)
Story 13 1.670 pages humor
Credits
Special Christmas Offer
Story 14 0.330 pages
Edward G. Robinson, John Boles, William Powell, Deanna Durbin (1)
Story 15 1.000 pages non-fiction
Argentina Honors Statesman; Christmas Seal; Australia's Queer Fauna; New Child Portrait (1)
Story 16 0.700 pages non-fiction
Story Notes

Page includes several small ads for stamps dealers.

Story 17 0.300 pages
Story 18 2.000 pages humor

"Say Uncle Ed, Missus Jones nex' door just gimme a job to give you paintin' her garage..."

Credits
Story Notes

This feature's appearance is between More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #37 (November 1938) and #41 (March 1939). Black, white, and red.

Story 19 1.000 pages humor

"Whew! I see I just got back in time."

Credits
Story Notes

The Candid Comic Camera Album

Story 20 1.000 pages non-fiction

"What's the use of a telephone? Just yell!"

In Arabia, Part 2 (1)
Story 21 2.000 pages adventure
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Mutiny!
Story 22 1.620 pages
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Be Popular With Your Friends!!

Featuring H. May

Story 23 0.050 pages
Storyline

Black Eye Joke (Kaleidoscope) - An Imitation Telescope

Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc
Story 24 0.330 pages
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Story Notes

Published monthly at St. Louis Mo Owner: Detective Comics, Inc. Harry Donenfeld 110 Riverside Drive, New York City Editor V. Sullivan 480 Lexington Ave New York City

The God of the Ruby Eye, Part 8 (1)
Story 25 4.000 pages adventure
Credits
Story Notes

Black, white, and red for the first two pages then black and white for the last two.

Episode 29 (1)
Story 26 6.000 pages adventure
Credits
The Pirate Ship, Part 9 (1)
Story 27 4.000 pages adventure
Credits
El Diablo, Part 7 (1)
Story 28 6.000 pages adventure
The Palace That Was Used for 3 Hours (1)
Story 29 1.000 pages non-fiction
Credits
Story 30 0.670 pages humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Hello Blacky!"

Credits
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Winners of the Cartoon Contest (1)
Story 31 0.330 pages
Story Notes

Inside back cover. Winners of the October issue cartoon contest. 25 people have been sent $1.00 checks

Story 32 1.000 pages
Story Notes

Back cover.